Jack Was an Employee of ABC Corp

Multiple Choice

Jack was an employee of ABC Corp.Harry,the president of ABC,had reasonable grounds to believe that Jack had stolen money from the corporation.ABC fired Jack.One month later,Jack applied for employment at DEF Corp.The vice president for human relations at DEF contacted Harry and asked about Jack's performance at ABC.Harry responded,"I believe that Jack stole money while working here." DEF declined to hire Jack.Jack later discovered what Harry said,and is now suing Harry for defamation.What is the likely outcome of this case?

A) Jack will win because Harry's statement harmed him.
B) Jack will win because Harry did not have absolute proof that Jack had stolen money.
C) Harry will win because he had a conditional privilege to make that statement.
D) Harry will win because he had an absolute privilege to comment on a former employee's performance.